Workers' Compensation News
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General Contractor Not Entitled to Summary Judgment, but Neither is Claimant | 04/11/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: Top | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| A New York appellate court ruled that a general contractor was not entitled to summary judgment dismissing a worker’s Labor Law claim against it and that the worker was not entitled to summary judgment, either. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill to End TTD When Worker Released to Full Duty | 04/09/2025 | |
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| State: MT | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill allowing temporary total disability benefits to be terminated when an injured worker is released to full duty. ...Read More | |||
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Group Self-Insurance Trust's Claim for Payment of Assessment Revived | 04/02/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| A New York appellate court overturned a finding that a group self-insurance trust’s claim for payment from a former member was time-barred. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Raising Age for Comp Judges | 04/01/2025 | |
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| State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill that, among other things, raises the minimum age for workers' compensation judges to 35 from 30. The g...Read More | |||
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Golden State's Share of Payroll Drops as Its Benefit Payments Increase | 03/27/2025 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| California's share of wages paid to workers covered by workers' compensation dropped in 2022 while the state's share of cash and medical benefits paid to injured workers increased, according to a bulletin the California Workers' Compensation Institute published Wednesday. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Approves Attorney Fee Increase | 03/25/2025 | |
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| State: NM | Segment: WEST | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Attorneys representing injured workers in New Mexico are in for a raise in June after the governor signed a bill to increase fees by more than 33%. ...Read More | |||
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Governor Proposes Reforms to Improve Medical Treatment Access | 02/27/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced a package of legislative and regulatory reforms intended to improve injured workers' access to medical treatment. ...Read More | |||
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General Assembly Passes Bill Clarifying Throat Cancer Presumption | 02/21/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| Virginia lawmakers passed a bill clarifying the throat cancer presumption for specified first responders. Existing law presumes certai...Read More | |||
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Governor Signs Bill Aiming to Clarify Mental Stress Coverage | 02/19/2025 | |
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| State: NY | Segment: NORTH | 0 | Popular with Insurance | |||
| New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill adopting different compensability standards for mental health claims that depend on the work performed by the claimant. ...Read More | |||
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General Assembly Passes Bill to Clarify Throat Cancer Presumption | 02/13/2025 | |
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| State: VA | Segment: SOUTH | 0 | Popular with Legal | |||
| Virginia lawmakers passed a bill clarifying conditions that are included in the presumption that throat cancer is compensable for first responders. ...Read More | |||
